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FRANK ASHTON CLASSIC ITALIAN AND ADDITIONAL RECIPES: My name is Frank Ashton and I live in the Cleveland Ohio area. I was a high school art teacher for 33 years. I love painting,especially Impressionism; and traveling with my wife; but my other love is for cooking. Over the years I have probably cooked for some 20,000 people. This includes cooking free for many groups to raise funds for worthy causes. Most of my recipes are original from me and some from my mother or my wife Dottie. This has led me to decide to share my original recipes with others. This site has 110 recipes to date! My goal is to be able to give real recipes that really are excellent. One should not expect anything exotic; but I will guarantee they will impress anyone who loves to eat. FIRST GO TO GOOGLE AND PRINT IN THE WHITE BOX FRANK ASHTON ORIGINAL RECIPES AND CLICK ON THAT. Frank Ashton Original Recipes should come up. To print a recipe save it to favorites and then click on the recipe on favorites and you will then be able to print it. THERE ARE OVER 50 VEGETARIAN (MEAT FREE) RECIPES LOOK FOR THE ASTERISK * IN FRONT OF EACH RECIPE OR WORDS VEGETARIAN STYLE

Friday, February 26, 2010

* ITALIAN MINESTRONE SOUP ASHTON STYLE (#9)

WHO EVER CREATED MINESTONE SOUP DECIDED TO PUT WHATEVER WAS IN THE HOUSE IN ONE SOUP. I HAVE EXPERIENCED SEVERAL KINDS THAT USED VERY FEW INGREDIENTS TO THOSE WHO USED A LOT OF INGREDIENTS.  THE ONE I AM GIVING YOU IS USING MANY INGREDIENT; ALTHOUGH IT MAY SEEM COMPLICATED IT IS NOT; ONCE YOU THROUGH EVERYTHING IN YOU JUST LET IT SIMMER UNTIL SERVING.THIS SOUP CAN BE THE MAIN ENTRE AND WILL SERVE MANY PEOPLE OR JUST A FEW AND FREEZE THE REST; I HOPE YOU WILL TRY IT AS IT IS A FAVORITE OF MINE AND MY FAMILY AND FRIENDS.

INGREDIENTS: (VEGETARIAN STYLE ELIMINATE THE CHICKEN AND CHICKEN BASE AND  USE VEG BASE INSTEAD)
1 whole chicken in 3 qts of water and simmered for 2 hrs
VEG STYLE ELIMINATE THE CHICKEN AND
CHICKEN BASE AND ADD PENZEYS VEG BASE
 OR EQUIV OR 1 BOX VEG STOCK
3 tab of Millers chicken base or equivilent (SEE VEG BASE)
2 tab of parsley
1 tsp ground pepper
5 or 6 cloves of garlic peeled and smashed
4 stalks of celery minced
4 carrots minced
3 medium onions minced
1/3 head of  cabbage cut into 2 inch pieces
2 small zuccinie cut into thin slices
1 box of frozen whole not cut spinach thawed or a good pound of
   fresh spinach cut in two
2 cans of northen beans with liquid
2 cans of kidney beans with liquid
3/4 can of contadina crushed tomatoes
8 oz of homemade tomato sauce or an additional can of
Italian stewed tomatoes and use the whole can of tomatoe paste
1/2 can of contadina tomatoe paste
1/3 box of Ditalini pasta (thats plenty; it looks like tiny stove pipes

DIRECTIONS:
     1. put the whole chicken in a large soup pot with about 3/4 gal of water;
         add the chicken base, pepper and simmer for 1 1/2, remove to use some
         time for chicken salad and save the stock
     2. to the stock add the crushed tomatoes, tomatoe sauce, tomatoe paste, stewed
         tomatoes, northen beans, kidney beans, basil and garlic, simmer a good 1/2 hr
     3. now add the spinach, zuccinie, and cabbage and cook an additonal 1/2 hr.
     4. add the pasta              and simmer an additional 15 minutes
     5. taste for salt and pepper; if your doing a vegetarian style you will have to add
         more salt
     6. this recipe will serve from 10 to 12 people generously (ENJOY!)
     
          

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